Pennzoil Company

...in 1965, Pennzoil was consolidated with United Gas in 1968 to form Pennzoil United, Inc., which was renamed Pennzoil Company in 1972. On January 4, 1984, the J. Paul Getty interests agreed to merge
Getty Oil Company with Pennzoil, but two days later this agreement was breached by the announcement of another agreement, selling Getty Oil to Texaco Inc. Pennzoil’s subsequent lawsuit, which was...

Texaco Inc.

In 1984 Texaco purchased the
Getty Oil Company but was sued for contract interference by the Pennzoil Company, whose own imminent acquisition of Getty had been derailed by Texaco’s successful bid. Texaco retained control of Getty, but Pennzoil won punitive damages after a five-year court battle, being awarded the sum of $10.5 billion (of which Texaco eventually paid $3 billion). Getty Oil,...